Abstract
Green power refers to renewable electricity voluntarily purchased by retail electricity customers. Renewable energy sources for green power include solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, and small-scale hydropower. This report summarizes data on the various ways in which voluntary purchasers - including residential, commercial, and institutional customers - purchase green power. We summarize key historic trends in U.S. voluntary green power markets and the current status of green power sales through seven products: utility green pricing programs, utility renewable contracts, competitive suppliers, unbundled renewable energy certificates, community choice aggregations, power purchase agreements, and community solar.
| Original language | American English |
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| Number of pages | 30 |
| State | Published - 2019 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/PR-6A20-74862
Keywords
- community solar
- corporate procurement
- green power sales
- green pricing
- renewable energy certificates
- trends
- voluntary market
